| Lineup | Knox | PG - William Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Cloud (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ambrose Elliott (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alexander Murphy (fresh) 2 reb. C - Louis Smith (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Grant (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Kirschner (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brent McClallen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Fried (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Robidoux (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Brent McClallen inbounds the ball | 32-54 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Illinois | Christopher Fried makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Robidoux | 32-57 |
| 19:16 | Knox | Gary Kirschner steals it from William Brooks | 32-57 |
| 19:10 | Illinois | Brent McClallen clanks a floater in the paint | 32-57 |
| 19:08 | Illinois | Brent McClallen tips it back up and in | 32-59 |
| 18:45 | Knox | John Cloud misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-59 |
| 18:43 | Knox | Louis Smith tips it in | 34-59 |
| 18:29 | Illinois | Christopher Fried hits a runner from the right block | 34-61 |
| 18:22 | Knox | Louis Smith misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Robidoux - foul #1 on Michael Robidoux, team foul #1 | 34-61 |
| 18:22 | Knox | Louis Smith misses the 1st free throw | 34-61 |
| 18:22 | Knox | Louis Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 35-61 |
| 18:05 | Illinois | Brent McClallen double dribbles | 35-61 |
| Subs | Knox | David Kerber (PF) Alexander Murphy | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:51 | Knox | William Brooks misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-61 |
| 17:50 | Illinois | Michael Robidoux pulls down the rebound | 35-61 |
| 17:24 | Illinois | Christopher Fried hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Brent McClallen | 35-64 |
| 17:06 | Knox | David Kerber's layup is rejected by Christopher Fried | 35-64 |
| 17:04 | Illinois | Michael Robidoux snags the defensive board | 35-64 |
| 17:00 | Illinois | David Kerber steals the ball from Brent McClallen | 35-64 |
| 16:51 | Knox | Christopher Fried is called for the reach on Ambrose Elliott - foul #2 on Christopher Fried, team foul #2 | 35-64 |
| Subs | Knox | Noel Brown (PG), Donald Morgan (SG), Anthony Hill (SF), Kevin Overton (C) William Brooks, John Cloud, Ambrose Elliott, Louis Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Tripp (PG), Anthony Durbin (SG), Herbert Thomas (SF), Kevin Watson (PF), Clifford Johnson (C) Gary Grant, Gary Kirschner, Brent McClallen, Christopher Fried, Michael Robidoux | |
| 16:35 | Knox | William Tripp is called for the reach on Donald Morgan - foul #2 on William Tripp, team foul #3 | 35-64 |
| Subs | Knox | Alexander Murphy (PF) Anthony Hill | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:16 | Knox | Alexander Murphy drills a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Kevin Overton | 37-64 |
| 15:58 | Illinois | The jump hook by Anthony Durbin is blocked by Alexander Murphy | 37-64 |
| 15:56 | Illinois | Kevin Watson gets the offensive rebound | 37-64 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Noel Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Donald Morgan (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Kerber (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Alexander Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Overton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Tripp (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Durbin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert Thomas (fresh) PF - Kevin Watson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Clifford Johnson (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Illinois | Herbert Thomas loses the dribble to David Kerber | 37-64 |
| 15:37 | Knox | Anthony Durbin steals the ball from Donald Morgan | 37-64 |
| 15:34 | Illinois | William Tripp banks in the layup on a nice dish by Anthony Durbin | 37-66 |
| 15:28 | Knox | Donald Morgan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-66 |
| 15:27 | Illinois | Kevin Watson gets the rebound | 37-66 |
| 15:08 | Illinois | Clifford Johnson misses the 3 from the left corner | 37-66 |
| 15:07 | Knox | Alexander Murphy grabs the board | 37-66 |
| 15:00 | Knox | Donald Morgan makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-66 |
| 14:55 | Illinois | William Tripp misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-66 |
| 14:54 | Knox | The rebound goes to Alexander Murphy | 40-66 |
| 14:46 | Knox | Kevin Watson is called for the reach on Kevin Overton - foul #1 on Kevin Watson, team foul #4 | 40-66 |
| Subs | Knox | William Brooks (PG), John Cloud (SG), Ambrose Elliott (SF), Ernest Knight (C) Noel Brown, Donald Morgan, David Kerber, Alexander Murphy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Grant (PG), Gary Kirschner (SG), Brent McClallen (SF), Christopher Fried (PF), Michael Robidoux (C) William Tripp, Anthony Durbin, Herbert Thomas, Kevin Watson, Clifford Johnson | |
| 14:40 | Knox | John Cloud hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 40-66 |
| 14:39 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Christopher Fried | 40-66 |
| 14:17 | Illinois | Michael Robidoux double dribbles | 40-66 |
| Subs | Knox | Louis Smith (C) Kevin Overton | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:00 | Knox | William Brooks comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-66 |
| 13:59 | Illinois | Michael Robidoux snags the defensive board | 40-66 |
| 13:55 | Illinois | Gary Kirschner misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Louis Smith - foul #2 on Louis Smith, team foul #1 | 40-66 |
| 13:55 | Illinois | Gary Kirschner misses the 1st free throw | 40-66 |
| 13:55 | Illinois | Gary Kirschner misses the 2nd free throw | 40-66 |
| 13:55 | Illinois | Christopher Fried grabs the offensive board | 40-66 |
| 13:45 | Illinois | Gary Kirschner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-66 |
| 13:43 | Knox | The rebound goes to Ernest Knight | 40-66 |
| 13:38 | Knox | William Brooks hits a turnaround from the left block set up by Ambrose Elliott | 42-66 |
| 13:13 | Illinois | Christopher Fried misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-66 |
| 13:12 | Knox | Louis Smith gets the rebound | 42-66 |
| 13:08 | Knox | John Cloud hits a jump hook in the lane set up by William Brooks and he's hacked by Gary Kirschner - foul #2 on Gary Kirschner, team foul #5 | 44-66 |
| Subs | Knox | Donald Morgan (SF), David Kerber (PF) Ambrose Elliott, Ernest Knight | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:08 | Knox | John Cloud makes the free throw | 45-66 |
| 12:52 | Illinois | Christopher Fried makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Gary Grant | 45-68 |
| 12:36 | Knox | David Kerber hits the finger roll | 47-68 |
| 12:32 | Illinois | Gary Grant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-68 |
| Subs | Knox | Alexander Murphy (PF), Kevin Overton (C) David Kerber, Louis Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Watson (C) Michael Robidoux | |
| 12:20 | Knox | John Cloud misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 47-68 |
| 12:19 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Christopher Fried | 47-68 |
| 12:13 | Illinois | Christopher Fried can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 47-68 |
| 12:11 | Knox | The rebound goes to William Brooks | 47-68 |
| 12:07 | Knox | Donald Morgan is fouled on the floor by Gary Kirschner - foul #3 on Gary Kirschner, team foul #6 | 47-68 |
| Subs | Knox | David Kerber (SF) John Cloud | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:51 | Knox | David Kerber throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-68 |
| Subs | Knox | Eric Fairchild (PG), Ambrose Elliott (SF) William Brooks, David Kerber | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Tripp (PG), Anthony Durbin (SG), Herbert Thomas (SF), Clifford Johnson (C) Gary Grant, Gary Kirschner, Brent McClallen, Christopher Fried | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Eric Fairchild (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Morgan (fresh) 19 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ambrose Elliott (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alexander Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Overton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Tripp (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Durbin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Herbert Thomas (fresh) PF - Kevin Watson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Clifford Johnson (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Illinois | Herbert Thomas misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-68 |
| 11:27 | Knox | Donald Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 47-68 |
| 11:19 | Knox | Clifford Johnson is called for the reach on Ambrose Elliott - foul #1 on Clifford Johnson, team foul #7 | 47-68 |
| Subs | Knox | David Kerber (PF) Alexander Murphy | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:19 | Knox | Ambrose Elliott misses the 1st free throw | 47-68 |
| 11:19 | Illinois | Clifford Johnson pulls down the rebound | 47-68 |
| 10:54 | Illinois | Kevin Overton is called for the reach on Kevin Watson - foul #2 on Kevin Overton, team foul #2 | 47-68 |
| Subs | Knox | William Brooks (PG), John Cloud (SG), Louis Smith (C) Eric Fairchild, Donald Morgan, Kevin Overton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Grant (PG), Gary Kirschner (SG), Brent McClallen (SF), Christopher Fried (PF), Michael Robidoux (C) William Tripp, Anthony Durbin, Herbert Thomas, Kevin Watson, Clifford Johnson | |
| 10:48 | Illinois | Gary Grant knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Christopher Fried | 47-70 |
| 10:41 | Knox | David Kerber misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Christopher Fried - foul #3 on Christopher Fried, team foul #8 | 47-70 |
| Subs | Knox | Anthony Hill (SF) Ambrose Elliott | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:41 | Knox | David Kerber makes the 1st free throw | 48-70 |
| 10:41 | Knox | David Kerber makes the 2nd free throw | 49-70 |
| 10:34 | Illinois | Brent McClallen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-70 |
| 10:32 | Illinois | Michael Robidoux tips it back up and in | 49-72 |
| 10:20 | Knox | Louis Smith misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 49-72 |
| 10:18 | Illinois | Christopher Fried pulls down the rebound | 49-72 |
| 10:04 | Illinois | Christopher Fried throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-72 |
| Subs | Knox | Donald Morgan (SF) Anthony Hill | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:45 | Knox | William Brooks scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-72 |
| 09:24 | Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Michael Robidoux is blocked by Louis Smith | 51-72 |
| 09:23 | Knox | Louis Smith gets the rebound | 51-72 |
| 09:16 | Knox | John Cloud drills a shot from the left wing | 53-72 |
| 09:02 | Illinois | Christopher Fried clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by David Kerber - foul #2 on David Kerber, team foul #3 | 53-72 |
| Subs | Knox | Eric Fairchild (PG), Ambrose Elliott (SF), Alexander Murphy (PF), Kevin Overton (C) William Brooks, Donald Morgan, David Kerber, Louis Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Tripp (PG), Anthony Durbin (SG), Herbert Thomas (SF), Kevin Watson (C) Gary Grant, Gary Kirschner, Brent McClallen, Michael Robidoux | |
| 09:02 | Illinois | Christopher Fried makes the 1st free throw | 53-73 |
| 09:02 | Illinois | Christopher Fried makes the 2nd free throw | 53-74 |
| 08:53 | Knox | Eric Fairchild double dribbles | 53-74 |
| Subs | Knox | Anthony Hill (SG) John Cloud | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clifford Johnson (C) Christopher Fried | |
| 08:39 | Illinois | Herbert Thomas comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-74 |
| 08:37 | Illinois | Anthony Durbin tips it but misses | 53-74 |
| 08:35 | Illinois | William Tripp gets the offensive rebound | 53-74 |
| 08:18 | Illinois | Ambrose Elliott picks off the pass by Kevin Watson | 53-74 |
| 08:13 | Knox | Eric Fairchild buries a jumper from the right block set up by Alexander Murphy | 55-74 |
| 07:55 | Illinois | Herbert Thomas buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-77 |
| 07:39 | Knox | Alexander Murphy clanks a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Kevin Watson - foul #2 on Kevin Watson, team foul #9 | 55-77 |
| Subs | Knox | William Brooks (PG), John Cloud (SG) Eric Fairchild, Anthony Hill | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Grant (PG), Gary Kirschner (SG), Brent McClallen (SF), Christopher Fried (PF), Michael Robidoux (C) William Tripp, Anthony Durbin, Herbert Thomas, Kevin Watson, Clifford Johnson | |
| 07:39 | Knox | Alexander Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 56-77 |
| 07:39 | Knox | Alexander Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 57-77 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - William Brooks (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Cloud (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ambrose Elliott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Alexander Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Overton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Grant (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Kirschner (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Brent McClallen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Fried (fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Michael Robidoux (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Illinois | Brent McClallen makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Gary Grant | 57-80 |
| 07:05 | Knox | Kevin Overton misses long on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Michael Robidoux - foul #2 on Michael Robidoux, team foul #10 | 57-80 |
| Subs | Knox | Donald Morgan (SF), Louis Smith (C) Ambrose Elliott, Alexander Murphy | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:05 | Knox | Kevin Overton makes the 1st free throw | 58-80 |
| 07:05 | Knox | Kevin Overton makes the 2nd free throw | 59-80 |
| 06:49 | Illinois | Michael Robidoux buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Kirschner | 59-83 |
| 06:34 | Knox | Donald Morgan misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-83 |
| 06:32 | Knox | Kevin Overton snags the offensive board | 59-83 |
| 06:21 | Knox | Michael Robidoux is called for the reach on William Brooks - foul #3 on Michael Robidoux, team foul #11 | 59-83 |
| Subs | Knox | David Kerber (PF) Kevin Overton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Watson (C) Michael Robidoux | |
| 06:21 | Knox | William Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 60-83 |
| 06:21 | Knox | William Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 61-83 |
| 06:12 | Illinois | Gary Kirschner can't finish the layup | 61-83 |
| 06:11 | Illinois | Brent McClallen grabs the offensive board | 61-83 |
| 05:59 | Illinois | Brent McClallen misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Donald Morgan - foul #3 on Donald Morgan, team foul #4 | 61-83 |
| 05:59 | Illinois | Brent McClallen misses the 1st free throw | 61-83 |
| 05:59 | Illinois | Brent McClallen makes the 2nd free throw | 61-84 |
| 05:43 | Knox | Louis Smith knocks in the runner from close range on a nice dish by Donald Morgan | 63-84 |
| 05:19 | Illinois | Kevin Watson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-84 |
| 05:18 | Knox | David Kerber grabs the defensive rebound | 63-84 |
| 05:13 | Knox | Donald Morgan blows the layup | 63-84 |
| 05:12 | Knox | David Kerber pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-84 |
| 04:53 | Knox | Louis Smith clanks a jump hook in the paint | 63-84 |
| 04:51 | Illinois | Christopher Fried grabs the defensive rebound | 63-84 |
| 04:47 | Illinois | Brent McClallen connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-87 |
| 04:37 | Knox | Donald Morgan misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 63-87 |
| 04:35 | Illinois | Brent McClallen snags the defensive board | 63-87 |
| 04:29 | Illinois | Christopher Fried misses the dunk attempt | 63-87 |
| 04:27 | Knox | Louis Smith grabs the board | 63-87 |
| 04:22 | Knox | Donald Morgan misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-87 |
| 04:21 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Kevin Watson | 63-87 |
| 04:16 | Illinois | Gary Grant misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-87 |
| 04:14 | Illinois | Gary Kirschner tips it in | 63-89 |
| 04:09 | Knox | Donald Morgan can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Brent McClallen - foul #3 on Brent McClallen, team foul #12 | 63-89 |
| Subs | Knox | Eric Fairchild (PG), Anthony Hill (SF), Kevin Overton (C) William Brooks, John Cloud, Louis Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Tripp (PG), Anthony Durbin (SG), Herbert Thomas (SF), Clifford Johnson (C) Gary Grant, Gary Kirschner, Brent McClallen, Christopher Fried | |
| 04:09 | Knox | Donald Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 64-89 |
| 04:09 | Knox | Donald Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 65-89 |
| 03:40 | Illinois | William Tripp makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Herbert Thomas | 65-92 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Eric Fairchild (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Morgan (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Anthony Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Kerber (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Kevin Overton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Tripp (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Durbin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Herbert Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kevin Watson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Clifford Johnson (fresh) | |
| 03:33 | Knox | David Kerber clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 65-92 |
| 03:31 | Knox | Donald Morgan misses the tip | 65-92 |
| 03:29 | Knox | Kevin Overton tips it in | 67-92 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:10 | Illinois | Anthony Durbin scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 67-94 |
| 02:50 | Knox | Eric Fairchild misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-94 |
| 02:48 | Knox | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Overton | 67-94 |
| 02:42 | Knox | Anthony Hill buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Eric Fairchild | 70-94 |
| 02:23 | Illinois | Anthony Durbin misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 70-94 |
| 02:22 | Illinois | Herbert Thomas misses the tip | 70-94 |
| 02:20 | Knox | Anthony Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 70-94 |
| 02:04 | Knox | Donald Morgan buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by David Kerber | 72-94 |
| 01:48 | Illinois | Clifford Johnson drills a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by William Tripp | 72-96 |
| 01:41 | Knox | Eric Fairchild knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Donald Morgan | 74-96 |
| 01:26 | Illinois | Anthony Durbin knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by William Tripp | 74-98 |
| 01:16 | Knox | Kevin Overton lays it up and in and he's fouled by Anthony Durbin - foul #1 on Anthony Durbin, team foul #13 | 76-98 |
| 01:16 | Knox | Kevin Overton makes the free throw | 77-98 |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Clifford Johnson is called for a charge - foul #2 on Clifford Johnson, team foul #14 | 77-98 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Knox | Donald Morgan misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 77-98 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Kevin Watson grabs the board | 77-98 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Donald Morgan is called for the reach on Anthony Durbin - foul #4 on Donald Morgan, team foul #5 | 77-98 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Herbert Thomas lays it in set up by Anthony Durbin and he's hacked by Donald Morgan - foul #5 on Donald Morgan, team foul #6 | 77-100 |
| Subs | Knox | Noel Brown (PG) Donald Morgan | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Herbert Thomas makes the free throw | 77-101 |
| 00:01 | Knox | David Kerber buries a jump hook near the basket | 79-101 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | William Tripp runs out the clock | 79-101 |